TY  - JOUR
T1  - Multiethnic who growth charts may not be optimal in the screening of disorders affecting height: Turner syndrome as a model
AU  - Saari A, Sankilampi U, Dunkel L
Y1  - 2013/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.436
JO  - JAMA Pediatrics
SP  - 194
EP  - 195
VL  - 167
IS  - 2
N2  - 
In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) published multiethnic growth charts for children younger than 5 years compiled of growth data of 6669 infants from 6 different countries (the United States, Norway, Oman, Brazil, India, and Ghana).1 Originally, the rationale for the construction of the multiethnic WHO standards stemmed from an earlier study2 that reported nearly similar growth patterns in infants and children from diverse ethnic backgrounds when their physiological needs are met and the environment supports healthy development.

SN  - 2168-6203
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.436
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.436
ER  -